Pleasant Hill Baptist Marks 55th Pastoral Anniversary of Bishop Washington
September 11, 2024
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church will mark the 55th Anniversary Celebration of Bishop Sylvester and Mrs. Earlee Washington with two services.
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Bishop Sylvester Washington
Pleasant Hill Baptist Marks 54th Pastoral Anniversary
September 14, 2023
Bishop Sylvester and Mrs. Earlee Washington will be saluted during the 54th Pastoral Anniversary Celebration hosted by the congregation of the historic Pleasant Hill Baptist Church.
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On Saturday, December 3, Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Health Ministry and the Central Neighborhood Health Foundation will co-sponsor a free Community Health Fair from 10 am until 2 pm at the church, located at 2009 W. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. in Los Angeles.
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Celebrates 110th Anniversary
September 28, 2022
Members of the historic Pleasant Hill Baptist Church will observe more than 11 decades of Christian and community service during their 110th anniversary service.
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U.S. Representative and L.A. mayoral candidate Karen Bass met with the President Joseph B. Hardwick, left and the members of the Western State Baptist Convention on January 21.
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Homegoing Services Set for Rev. Rocellia Johnson, Founder of Bethany Baptist Church
October 3, 2018
When the Rev. Rocellia Johnson migrated to Los Angeles in 1941, no one foresaw that God would use his ministry in such an impactful way. But empowered with Christ’s favor, Pastor Johnson drew thousands of people to the Lord by organizing Bethany Baptist Church of West Los Angeles in 1958, founding Bethany Christian Bible College (BCBC) in 1978 and serving 27 years as executive director of the National Evangelism Movement (NEM). Even after retiring as Bethany’s senior pastor in 2009, Johnson moved to pastor emeritus status where he still shared his time and talents with the church and BCBC, always